XLII REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, 1897. 

 Balance July 1, 1897, as per last report $1,567.03 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



General expenses : 



Books $27.30 



Drawings, plans, etc 726. 50 



Food 427.11 



. Freight 145.38 



Miscellaneous 16. 45 



Lumber 45. 61 



Supplies 65. 81 



Stationery 6. 00 



Telephones, messengers, etc 66. 90 



Traveling expenses 27. 45 



1,554.51 



Balance July 1, 1898 12.52 



NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, 1896. 



Balance July 1, 1897, as per last report $23.23 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



General expenses : 



Supplies 23.10 



Balance .13 



Balance carried, under the provisions of Revised Statutes, section 3090, by the 

 Treasury Department to the credit of the surplus fund, June 30, 1898. 



RECAPITULATION. 



The total amount of funds administered by the institution during the year euding 

 June 30, 1898, appears from the foregoing statements and the account books to have 

 been as follows : 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



From balance of last year, July 1, 1897 $61, 532. 50 



(Including cash from executors of Dr. J. H. 



Kidder) $5,000.00 



(Including cash from gift of Alex. Graham Bell) ... 5. 000. 00 



10, 000. 00 



From interest on Smithsonian fund for the year 54, 720. 00 



From interest on West Shore bonds 1, 680.00 



From sales of publications 458. 08 



From repayments of freight, etc 10, 320. 14 



128, 710. 72 



APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTED BY CONGRESS TO THE CARE OP THE INSTITUTION. 



International exchanges — Smithsonian Institution: 



From balance of 1895-96 $0.03 



From balance of 1896-97 179.63 



From appropriation for 1897-98 19,000.00 



$19, 179. 66 



